The question that the Christian should ask himself, isn't "What would Jesus do?" but, rather, "Am in a position to receive the work of God in my life?"
Active participation comes from the will. To be willing one must place themselves in the position to lean on God’s understanding and not our own. When a shadow is the example the willingness can only take us to the spiritual application or remain in human understanding. Guidance for such is not found in the letter or there would not have been another example given that corresponds to a further understanding. Christ in the order of Melchezedec is the further fulfillment that leads to the Father. Paul’s shadow in most of his epistles are like an intermediate between the shadow and substance that doesn’t stop at human understanding but is directed to accomplish what it was sent for. Human reasoning can build a structure but it falls short on reasoning God’s intent.
First one must be willing to work with God. If instead human understanding is the length anyone is willing to participate in their salvation, then I fear they are just building on sand. There is no beholding the glory of the Lord in that.
The will of God being God's sovereign governance must be met with the will of each and everyone or institution that professes His Name to fulfill the commission of being sent in the first place. That doesn’t happen when God is willing but humans are not.
The content of 1 Samuel can easily confirm that.
The books of Samuel contain the central thought of fulfilling God's economical plan thru human co-operation. From them we can see how we can and should enjoy Christ as our portion, that being right with God is a condition of that relationship. It also shows the negative side of non co-operation with God in the history outlined in the lives of Eli and Saul.
Consider also Hannah’s desires being met with God’s desire to bring about the ‘anointed’ 1 Samuel 2:10 (Hannah’s prayer) and God’s response 1 Samuel 2:35
When Jesus’ human will aligned with His Father’s it was one. So therefore He always chose God’s will and didn’t move until He did. As Peter also declared elsewhere that the oracles known are what constitutes walking with God, and not human will.
What would Jesus do?
He would lay aside any divine privileges He thought His due and accept the humble position of a slave that was there to do the Father’s will and not His own human will that He may set an example of leadership Matthew 20;25-27, Mark 10:42-44, Mark 9:35, Hebrews 13:7,
Active participation comes from the will. To be willing one must place themselves in the position to lean on God’s understanding and not our own. When a shadow is the example the willingness can only take us to the spiritual application or remain in human understanding. Guidance for such is not found in the letter or there would not have been another example given that corresponds to a further understanding. Christ in the order of Melchezedec is the further fulfillment that leads to the Father. Paul’s shadow in most of his epistles are like an intermediate between the shadow and substance that doesn’t stop at human understanding but is directed to accomplish what it was sent for. Human reasoning can build a structure but it falls short on reasoning God’s intent.
First one must be willing to work with God. If instead human understanding is the length anyone is willing to participate in their salvation, then I fear they are just building on sand. There is no beholding the glory of the Lord in that.
The will of God being God's sovereign governance must be met with the will of each and everyone or institution that professes His Name to fulfill the commission of being sent in the first place. That doesn’t happen when God is willing but humans are not.
The content of 1 Samuel can easily confirm that.
The books of Samuel contain the central thought of fulfilling God's economical plan thru human co-operation. From them we can see how we can and should enjoy Christ as our portion, that being right with God is a condition of that relationship. It also shows the negative side of non co-operation with God in the history outlined in the lives of Eli and Saul.
Consider also Hannah’s desires being met with God’s desire to bring about the ‘anointed’ 1 Samuel 2:10 (Hannah’s prayer) and God’s response 1 Samuel 2:35
When Jesus’ human will aligned with His Father’s it was one. So therefore He always chose God’s will and didn’t move until He did. As Peter also declared elsewhere that the oracles known are what constitutes walking with God, and not human will.
Philippians 2:6-10
Though He was God,
He did not think of equality with God
as something to cling to.
Instead, He gave up His divine privileges;
He took the humble position of a slave
and was born as a human being.
When He appeared in human form,
He humbled himself in obedience to God
and died a criminal's death on a cross.
Therefore, God elevated Him to the place of highest honor
and gave Him the name above all other names,
that at the Name of Jesus every knee should bow,
in heaven and on earth and under the earth
Though He was God,
He did not think of equality with God
as something to cling to.
Instead, He gave up His divine privileges;
He took the humble position of a slave
and was born as a human being.
When He appeared in human form,
He humbled himself in obedience to God
and died a criminal's death on a cross.
Therefore, God elevated Him to the place of highest honor
and gave Him the name above all other names,
that at the Name of Jesus every knee should bow,
in heaven and on earth and under the earth
What would Jesus do?
He would lay aside any divine privileges He thought His due and accept the humble position of a slave that was there to do the Father’s will and not His own human will that He may set an example of leadership Matthew 20;25-27, Mark 10:42-44, Mark 9:35, Hebrews 13:7,
